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10 tips for a healthier barbecue 05/20/2015 11:00am • It's that time of year again. The winter coats are packed away and the grill covers are coming off. (Well, I guess that's only if you live in a place where you actually have a winter and need to keep your grilled covered.) In any event, Memorial Day kicks off the barbecue season for so many of us -- Virginia transportation projects compete for approval under new program 05/20/2015 05:33am • WASHINGTON — Virginia is finalizing the details of how new road projects in the commonwealth will compete against each other for money to ease traffic, improve safety and boost the economy. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Nick Donohue says there is pent-up demand for projects across the stat Never Again: Time to Bring Wellness Strategies to Cancer Survivors 05/19/2015 08:00pm • In August 2010, I received news that no one wants to hear: My sister's mammogram identified a tumor. Cancer was the likely cause. After undergoing a biopsy, the pathology supported the initial dread -- she had breast cancer and would face an uphill battle for survival. In fact, when she had surgery D.C. sees more women running restaurants, breweries, distilleries 05/19/2015 02:28am • WASHINGTON — When Amy Brandwein started her culinary career in 2000 as a pastry intern at D.C.’s Galileo, she quickly realized her passion was not in pastry, but rather on the hotline. So she traded in her dough blade for a set of knives and started training as a cook. Over the next five and The D.C. Athlete Power Index 05/19/2015 02:04am • WASHINGTON — The past calendar year has seen the Capitals, Nationals, D.C. United and Wizards all make playoff runs, but all come up short in the quest for a title. There are no stars playing for D.C. sports franchises who have won a title for their current team. So who are the top athletes in the Washington, D.C. Ranks the Fittest City in America 05/18/2015 08:00pm • The District of Columbia is often criticized as a do-nothing town full of politicians who are all talk and no action. But for the residents of the city and its neighboring suburbs, it's just the opposite. The District is so active, in fact, that a report out today from the American College of Sport How to Exercise When You're Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes 05/14/2015 08:00pm • Maria Ibarra couldn't control her blood sugar. Now 40, the Sacramento, California, medical records specialist was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes five years ago and started on medication. But a year later her A1C -- a measure of blood sugar levels over time ­­-- was rising. And that wasn't OK. Ib Healthy aging: Preserving your bones and joints 05/14/2015 07:00am • Paul Schneider, 90, of Palm Harbor, Florida, starts his morning exercise with 100 situps. A couple golf matches a week, plus weight and aerobic workouts at his fitness club, also keep him flexible and strong. Schneider stays slender and watches what he eats. He drinks water, not soda. He takes Tu How Retirees Can Hit the Income 'Sweet Spot' 05/13/2015 08:00pm • Withdrawing funds from your portfolio is not the only way to capture income. It's possible, financial advisors say, to construct an income stream from mutual funds that include dividend-producing stocks. Combine that with some bond funds and maybe an offbeat product or two that throws off passive i Put Your Best Voice Forward 05/13/2015 08:00pm • Christine, an attorney and mother of three young children, uses her voice all the time. She really never thought much about it -- until she had a bad cold over the winter holidays, a gift from her youngest child. She developed laryngitis with notable coughing and significant hoarseness. Although th Easy Ways to Protect Your Aging Brain 05/12/2015 08:00pm • What is cognitive aging?Much like the wear and tear of an old set of car tires, your brain's ability to carry the weight of your cognition -- memory, decision-making, wisdom and learning -- can begin to dull or change. This change is known as cognitive aging. It's not necessarily a sign of Alzheimer Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: How to Cope and When to Seek Help 05/12/2015 08:00pm • "I first noticed him losing weight very fast, but he had been working out more than normal, attending the high school wrestling practices with his older brother," says Nicole Tricoche of her now 14-year-old son, whose first name is withheld to protect his medical privacy. He's a typical teenage boy 5 Ways to Protect Your Time So You Actually Get Stuff Done 05/12/2015 08:00pm • If you thought of time as money, maybe you'd stop giving it away so easily. You wouldn't take the cash you were planning to use for your daily needs and hand it to your project teammate Neil, who will probably ask for more tomorrow. But those are typical transactions in the workplace, and they can 8 Student Loan Repayment Myths Experts Want to See Disappear 05/12/2015 08:00pm • When it comes to repaying student loans, failing to separate truth from fiction is a costly mistake. Students who don't have the facts straight about their repayment options may overpay on their loans, fall for scams or miss out on borrower protections. To debunk common misunderstandings, U.S. News Debunking the Myth of Food Combining 05/11/2015 08:00pm • No matter how blatantly false and unsubstantiated they are, some Internet-driven health myths just refuse to die. The myth of "food combining," which purports that the body is unable to digest certain foods if they are eaten in the wrong combination, ranks high among these. Typically, proponents of